Name plate for brief cases and similar articles



Jan. 12 1926.

A. LEVINE NAME PLATE FOR BRIEF CASES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES Filed May 29, 1924 avwenfcoz Mp M @51 Qua/nu Patented Jan; 12, 1926. I

. UNITED sTArEs PATENT OFFICE.

ABRAHAM LEVINE, or ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY.

l i NAME PLATE FOR BRIEF CASES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES.

' Application filed. May 29,1924, Serial Nouesae. i

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM LEVINE, a citizen of the United States, and having a residence at 157 I-Valnut Street, in the city of Elizabeth, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improve,

ments in a Name Plate for Brief- Cases and Similar Articles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to a name plate and more particularly to the association of a name plate with the locking hasp of the brief case in the form of an attachment theretoj While I have illustrated in the drawings and described in the application my invention as associated with a locking hasp of the brief case, it will be understood that this is done merely for purpose of illustration, and that wherever in this application I make reference to a brief case, it will be understood that this term is to be given its broader significance as including bags, such as Boston bags, salesmens luggage, in connection with which my invention will show with equal effectiveness.

It is frequently the practice to place upon a brief case the name of the one to'whom the brief case belongs, in a number of ways, as by painting or stencilingthe name directly on the body leather of the case or by engraving the name on themetal parts.

,vThis manner of associating a name or other indicia with a brief case is open to the objection that any attempt to change the name or indicia is vattended with the consequent difiiculty of being compelled to erase partly or wholly, indicia already permanently placed thereon and to replace it, which necessarily will tend to mutilate'the brief case where the methods generally heretofore practised are employed.

One of the objects of my invention is,

therefore, the provision of an arrangement whereby I can associate with a brief case an attachment thereto whereby the name of the person or other indicia can be attached thereto or removed therefrom or replaced therein at will without requiring any other act than that of mere physical removal Of an element and its replacement. 7

Where I have attempted to -make my attachment such that it is associated with the leather portion of the brief case,I have found on the one hand that it is necessary to mutilate the leather so as to permit of I the association therewith of the attachment 7 I marily utilitarian, it will be understood that it is also the desire of themanufacturer as.

well as the user that they shall have characteristics of attractiveness as far as such articles can be given such attractiveness, and this is exemplified by the extent to which the corners and the locking hasps and so on are in the form of ornamental highly polished metal constructions, and the further object of my invention therefore is such an association of my nameplate attachment with the brief case that it shall not only be positioned on'that part of the brief case which is the most attractive, but it in itself shall also add to the attractiveness of the structure as a whole. In this manner, the function of the name plate as such is served most effectively, because it will be the most attractive and attracting portion of the brief case, and therefore will tend to first center attention.

A brief case of the character, at present manufactured, used and sold is generally made up of a leather body and metal parts attached thereto and supported therefrom, which metal parts are generally made in the form of metal stampings attached and intended to be attached to the leather parts 1 and are sold to the manufacturer as separate hardware. Myinvention also includes the provision. whereby the attachment already referred to, shall in itself also be in the form of a metal stamping which can be associated with the metal stampings or hardware already used with brief cases and which can be attached thereto in the sim lest manner-possible and without the need 0- any special tools.

My invention further includes aprovisioir generally of a new and improved name plate attachment to the locking portions of abrief case.

For attaining theseobjects and such other objects as may hereinafter appear or be pointed out, I have illustrated one embodiment of my invention in the drawings wherein" Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a brief case showing my invention positioned on a hasp plate.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

.3 is a perspective view of the card holding means stamped out of sheet material.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A is a brief case having a locking or closure element 7 formed preferably of metallic sheathing and comprising the lock 8 and has 9 as separate elements thereof. Prefera on the outer face of the portion forming the hasp .9 there is mounted a. frame or card holding means 10 of a form ornamentallyand pleasingly conforming in contour to the hasp portion.

Described in Fig. 2 is the attachment 10 above mentioned in conjunction with the hasp 9 ofQthe locking member. This a frame preferably stamped from a single sheet whose crosssection ,is that of the shape of a letter UK, This frame comprises a wall 11 formingone member or leg of the U and an inner wall 13. slightly shorter forming the bead or retaining wall of the fral'i' e. The portion 12 comprises the exposed surface and is that part which forms the lower or loop portion of, the Integral with the outer wall 11 there are at spaced intervals attaching prongs or spurs 1.4. In this form of frameihere is positioned within the wall 11 and against the bead 13, a name plate card 22 and if desired a transparent facing material 23 located therein oversuch name plate. The frame is thereafter attached to the hasp 9 as will be hereinafter described.

Forthe purposes of having the name card removable, the frame has its outer wall 11 shortened for a portion of its length as at .15 to such extent as to permit the insertion of the card mentioned, when the frame or holding means is in its final position. In. such case an easily. bendable or. flexible retaining tongue is included at the portion of theawall indicated as 15 and forms the part 16, the-same being adapted to be moved in and out of position when removal of the card or .name plate isdesired.

Referring to 2, the hasp portion 9 maybe made ofmetal plate bent .upon itself. longitudinally in the shape of a U and crimped over the edge of the leather or fabric portion of the container forming an outer face 17 upon which theframe lOabove described may be attached. The outer face isprovided with holes corresponding in location to that of the fastening elements or, prongs 1 above described.

In locating the frame 10. upon ,the outer face of the hasp, there maybe first located within the frame work abutting the bead portion 13 and held within the retaining outer walls 11 in the following order the transparent protective plate 23 and thereafter the name plate or card 22 to be viewed through the' frame '10. \Vith these members therein located, the frame is fastened. uponthe hasp 9 by positioning the fasten: ing elements 161 within the correspond ng holes therein provided, forcing the members 14 through the holes until the edge .ofthe wall 11 abutfthe face of the hasp, The fastening elements are thereafter upset or bent intoengaging relationon thejback face of member 17. i

The above f stenin p rat on may b accomplished upon a ,hasp provided to the trade as luggage hardware before attach ment to the containeror brief case a nld the combination of hasp andattachment will then receive its final positioning by the manufacturer of the leather or like article; .or the hasp and card container may be put up separately, in which case the haspis provided with standard holes to correspond with the fastening elements positioned on the frame work. In suchicase it is optional with the buyer of ;theluggageor brief case 2' to have attached ,thereto the nameplate or card holder. In conditions as @in the latter case the fasteningfelements are located within the holes above mentioned and a more pressing or hammer blow will serve upset or bend the fastening elements into engaging relation and thereby. attach the. card holdertiinto position."

It is l o .s iit m l ts a ha r metal portions may have holes located in the same to correspond in position to those on the frame or holding attachmentand whenever desired may have the name plate or, card ,holcler;attachegl-thereonlin,a manner as above noted by pressing andupsetting the spurs "p e igsiontheopre t si -O the metal sheet forming ,the hasp.

' Thou h I ev d@s i e by atta men or name plate orcard holderas capable of, being attached @to me l portiongit con templated that my l ne or container in e fi ytser e aw remeiiebleand att a tive name plateholder for removably locate ing within :its. walls the; card or nameplate and .this can be accomplished by making the.

a ening mea of, comparati y e s y penetrating propertiesso that a name plate may be attached to, leather or fabric portions y P s ng 0 pinch ng t e breas 1' spurs into-tlieleatlieror fabric parts ofthe rie a es, uggage nd he l k nd 1119 ngt e prongs v the's me Qnthe e s side. In such case the name plate holder may e se .e t nd as in gian nin itse from. the hasp member of the locking device.

Although I have described my lock attachment in combination with a brief case, I contemplate as equally included Within the scope of the invention and the appended claim that form ofcontainer or luggage such as may require locking elements as a desire to secure by Letters Patent is- In a brief case" an attachment therefor. adapted to be attached to the hasp thereof comprising a metallic frame of sheet material bent to form the crosssection Which is substantially in the shape of the letter U having unequal legs, the inner shorter leg forming a shoulder or bead portion and the outer leg forming retaining Walls and hasp abutting joints and fastening prongs or spurs integral With the outer Wall, said outer Wall having a cut-outportion for part its length to form acard insert and removing portion, and a flexible tongue portion projecting from the'outer edge of the said outout portion forming a closure element for said cut-out portion, the Whole being adapted for attachment to the brief case by upsetting or bending theprongs or spurs and servingto retain a name its enclosing Walls.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

' ABRAHAM LEVINE.

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